{i} Questions on [http://www.mail-archive.com/user@struts.apache.org/msg32051.htmlHow To Implement Application Startup/Shutdown Behaviour] have come up a number of times on the user list - hence this page.

{i} Questions on [[http://www.mail-archive.com/user@struts.apache.org/msg32051.html|How To Implement Application Startup/Shutdown Behaviour]] have come up a number of times on the user list - hence this page.

The Servlet 2.3 specification introduced the [http://java.sun.com/j2ee/sdk_1.3/techdocs/api/javax/servlet/ServletContextListener.htmlServletContextListener] which provides the same facilities. Rather than repeat other peoples words, below are some points from a recent thread:

The Servlet 2.3 specification introduced the [[http://java.sun.com/j2ee/sdk_1.3/techdocs/api/javax/servlet/ServletContextListener.html|ServletContextListener]] which provides the same facilities. Rather than repeat other peoples words, below are some points from a recent thread: